The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-03

! PostOltices ablshcd-Minnesots-
Santiston. Pine county. Site changed
Minnesota: Green Prairie: Morrison coun-
ty. Offices observation-disclosures: Ches.
sioned-Wisconsin: Ashland, J. Sullivan;
Pleasant Prairie, ". X. Packman.
kota-Millard, W. II. Elicott; Black
Hawk, c: L. Ward; Nova, j.. J. D0vock.
Minnesota-7Michael Blewitt Audubon; w:
X. TQwne, Amandale, Iowa-O. c. Thomp.
son, Leland; 0. +. Hastings, Thornburgh;
Mrs. Ella Z. Gilbert, Unique.
! In the secret session OF the senate the
nomination of J. c. Matthews of Albany,
the colored recorder OF deeds. was reached
and discussed tor an hour, Il majority of
the senators present giving their reasons
for the vote they were about to cast. The
nomination was rejected. The vote is un
derstood to have been II to 81: Tho mi.
nority three are republicans and a proper.
t'cnal number OF the ma ority are said to
be democrats.
Senator George Hearst is lying i'll at his
residence in San Francisco, with nalarial
fever He is not considered dangerous, but
it CAUSES much anxiety to his friends.
Senator Hoar thinks that more respect
Is due to tho chaplain's prayer. He pro.
! posed an amendment to the rules which
| shall forbid tho presiding officer from call.
Ing the senate to order in the absence ola
quorum. He thinks that if there is to be
a prayer the prayer is entitle to quorum:
At the business meeting OF the woman
suffrage convention ut Washington the
| old officers were reelected for the ensuing
year. Mrs. Slaughter OF Dokot;, and Mrs.
Mathilda 'Josly Gage OF New York de.
lvered addresses.
Senator Sabin thinks that the appoint
| ment Of DR.. Guernon, as collector at St.
Vincent, will soon be made.
| 1t is rumored that the president may
veto the interstate commerce bill on the
| ground that it is unconstitutional.
Hon. w. d. Washburn OF MINNEAPOLIS
and Representative Gilfilan appeared be-
lore the senate committee on commerce in
favor of the bill authorizing the construc.
ton OF a bridge across the Sault Ste. Marie
river for the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie
e. Atlantic, which il to connect at that
point with the Canadian Pacific and form
a through line from the Mississippi to the
| Atlantic.
The pair OF spurs worn by Fred Archer
! when he rode Ormonde in his last race at
! Newmarket, together with the saddle used
| on that occasion, says the London World,
nave been sent to the prince OF Wales by
the executors in compliance with wish
expressed by his royal highness to have
them in his possession.
The Parnellite members OF parliament
reelected Parnell chairman OF the Irish
parliamentary party and Justin McCar.
thy vice president Parnell has drafted
an amendment to the address in reply to
| the speech from the throne, raising the
! Agrarian question in a general form.
Postmaster Francis f. Sharp of Oconto,
Wis, was examined by Commissioner
Hl1,odgood OF Milwaukee on charge OF
| rifling letters. and held to await the action
OF the grand jury.
Dispatches from Fremont, North Bend
| and other points within radius of 100
! miles west OF Omaha report the people
| very much startled by what is supposed to
have been a severe earthquake shock. A
loud rumb!ing vi the earth waa percepti
bic for several seconds and buildings rock.
ed in a violent m amer.
| The British Paria ment was opened on the
9th. The Queens speech is indefinite and
| non committal on all points and attract.
| ed but little attention. Lord Randolph
Churchill entered upon IN explanation ri
| the reasons which lei Tim to resign the
! CHARACTERISTIC OF the ex :hequer. He said:
| He retired because the governments naval
! and military estimates exceeded E31 ,OOO,-
600 without counting the large supplement.
tary estimates. lie insisted on ha wing these
! estimates reduced, but his colleagues re.
fused to cut them down. although he had
been urging economy ever since August.
Mr.. Gladstone applauled what he called
Lord Randolph Churchill's sacrifices in be-
dicious mode in which he proposed to an.
ply the principles he advocated.
Minnesota pensions allowed: Della J.,
widow OF Alman Lake, Minneapolis: Char
lotte l.. widow OF Robert H. Rose, Manka.
to; George W. Owens, Luce; William Over
ned, Stockton; William +. sprigse, Mime
apolis: W. Coop Dayton; Amos G. Jack
| son, 'Jamesvillc; Almon Lake, increased.
Minneapolis; Van r. Clifford, increase,
Northtield; Theodore S. Potter, reissue,
Window; Henry Jacobs, reissue.
Chicago Special The knights OF Labor
have declared war upon the Pinkertons
! and other detective agencies which make
| it a business to furnish armed patrolmen
| for service in labor troubles and within
the next thirty days bills prohibiting the
importation OF Pinkerton detectives, and
making it penal offense for any emnlove
OF such agency to exercise authority as an
officer OF the law will be introduced in near
| ~ every state legisture which is now in
| session in this country.
Fears are entertained that Henry kabcr.
| nacle and James Nevias, of Pembina, Oak.
persisted in the Baltimore e. Ohio disaster
Jan. /.
Experimentation NJ. Daniels, Texas,
special agent OF the general land Office to
examine fraudulent land entries; Archibald
r. RAIDER. West Virginia, special agent to
investigate Indian depredatio cl.,ims
Business failures during the last seven
days. according to g. Dun 4 Co.. for the
tai 271, against 80 last week, 1928 the
week previous and 2s9 for the correspond.
| ing week. Of 1886, the bulk being reported
from the Western, Pacific ana Southern
states.
At Gordon. Tex, five OF the men encac.
ed in the robbery OF the railway train
recently have been arrested, and the
prospects is the other three will be captur.
ed.
At Cleveland, Ohio, Thomas B. White.
head, eX-clerk OF the board OF education.
as arrested. The grand jury indicted him
for embezzling $2,S25 OF the funds of the
board.
Alexander Campbell, has resigned from
the dominion cabinet rs postmaster gener.
With regard to the summoning OF the re.
serves, says Berlin dispatch, Emperor
William in his conversation with the ar.
This action will produce loud rumors OF
war, but there will he no war. The re.
serves will be called only to ccustom
them to new weapons.
A sensation was created in Des Moincs
by the arrest OF Dr.. Schroeder, dean OF the
Iowa College OF Physicians and Surgeons
by the Sheriff Of Warren county, on the
charge Of completely in the robbing OF the
grave Of Miss Matte Hull at Carlisle scme
weeks ago. The grand jury OF that county,
after 4 thorough investigation Of the out.
rage found an indictment against Dr.,
Schroeder as party to the desecration oil
the young lady's grave,
United States Minister Phelps had an
IRIS conference with the marquis Of
.'iisbury, at the premiers request, to
discuss the question. The conference was
most cordial ON both sides. Salisbury
expressed himself as gratificd at the gen.
eral tone Of the American press and pco-
pie in the dispute, and he assured Phelps
that England and Canada were equally
desir Of an amicable adjustment.
Hatton, Oak. Special: Two young men,